Tag Archives: Yaylalar

Skiing the Kaçkar with Seb

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Bryan Keith

So we had to abandon our broken-down car in Gümüşhane, but the timing actually wasn’t bad since we had planned on spending a week at İsmail’s pansiyon in Olgunlar where there’s not much need for a car. We skied directly … Continue reading →

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Five winter days in Kaçkar with İsmet and the Bulgarians

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Bryan Keith

Training for Nepal, part two. I wanted to call this post “skiing in Kaçkar”, and, well, the week started with skiing, but it didn’t end with skiing. I took an overnight bus from Niğde to Erzurum, went straight to the … Continue reading →

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Skiing the Kaçkar again

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Bryan Keith

Even though Peter didn’t come on this trip, I have to thank him for making my ski trip happen this year.  Peter initiated an e-mail discussion about potentially skiing together, and that’s what got me thinking about skiing in the … Continue reading →

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A few historic sites between Yusufeli and Van

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Bryan Keith

The trip with Peter, Amy, Scott, and Stephanie was essentially a ski trip.  However, one of the reasons I love touring in Turkey is you practically trip over history everywhere you go.  I’m still not tired of this, and thankfully … Continue reading →

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Skiing the Kaçkar

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Five fantastic days of skiing from Olgunlar.  One of the days (the third day) was one of the best skiing days ever.  The fifth day wasn’t bad either. My first visit to the Kaçkar was with Sage in July 2012.  … Continue reading →

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